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Canoeing Trips News

Journey provides new directionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:17PMFor Ryan Kruger, a 10-day journey by canoe is just a taste of what he hopes to experience later this year on a trip to the North Atlantic, though there is no doubt the Penticton Indian Band member enjoyed the experience.

Retiring Delegate Abbitt wraps up long careerTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:20AMAt a small diner in the town of Appomattox, Del. Watkins M. Abbitt is sitting down to breakfast before starting the workday.

Outdoors Hotline (7/19/11)Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:41AMNotices and listings of upcoming outdoors events

COMMUNITY SPORTS: Adult NoticesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:30AMEditor's note: Adult notices is a listing dedicated to the active sports participant. It lists upcoming events, dates and locations, as well as entry fees and persons to contact when available. If you have an event to be included, please email the information at least four weeks in advance to commsports@nctimes.com.

Group of boaters begins own survey of Yellowstone oil spillSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:00PMWhile ExxonMobil and government officials worked Saturday to clear a ruptured pipeline underneath the Yellowstone River of any residual oil, a small group of boaters began their own weeks-long survey of the river in an effort to document areas affected by the spill.

All Outdoors: Talking canoes stirs up a memory or twoSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:58PMThere are a number of good – wait – make that great things about activities like fishing, backpacking, canoeing and other fantastic outdoor sports. The two that immediately come to mind revolve around memories.

Sports CalendarFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:21AMThis list is updated at least weekly. A short version including imminent events appears on Fridays in the sports section. Submit items by e-mail to sports@timesfreepress.com, by fax to 423-668-5049 or by mail to Sports Dept., Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.

Coming EventsFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:02AMThe Delta Hospital Auxiliary cordially invites you to a Collectible Sale at their Ladner Thrift Shop on Wednesday, July 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - (pictures and lamps start at 9:30 a.m., two doors down). Be sure to come early for the best selection. For further information call 604-946-1455.

Cash lifeline for kids’ club, but future is still uncertainThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:09AMA summer holiday club has been thrown a lifeline after losing £194,000 in funding. Organisers feared the SAYO and SPARKY project – which works with children from Ordsall, Langworthy and Pendleton – would have to stop holiday provision when its funding dropped from £247,000 to £53,000 in April.